A First War German Matchbox Cover Depicting A Battle Scene Auction Archive on full-length neck ribbon with

on full-length neck ribbon with elasticized bands and clip closure

1918 - France - R

Second (silvered bronze

illustrating officers and seamen

at the age of 28 years

A First War German Matchbox Cover Depicting A Battle Scene Auction Archive on full-length neck ribbon withA First War (Imperial) German matchbox cover, depicting a group of German soldiers storming a trench; constructed of pressed sheet medal (magnetic); crimped on one side; with two of the sides partially cut out to allow the fingers to slide the matchbox out of the cover once empty, and to strike the match on the igniter strip; with a cut out on the bottom to push out the matchbox drawer; measuring 61 mm x 40 mm; dark attractive patina with contact